“Are you saying million or billion? It is too much,” he told The Nation when contacted yesterday by phone.“These people were elected to make laws that would bring development to the nation but what have they done? They are just there fighting for their own personal interest.

“During election period you will see them jumping around, making promises that they cannot fulfill. It is not fair. What exactly are these people budgeting this huge amount of money doing in the interest of the nation and the people?”

The vocal cleric asked them them to cut the budget because “it is too much.”

“What are they going to do with it? My brother, today is Friday and I don’t want to be annoyed. The country is plagued by the menace of herdsmen, armed robbery, kidnapping and unemployment. These and so many burning issues are things that they should be concerned about.

“How are they going to account for this thing before God? We always say that God is a merciful father but it appears that the devil does not allow us to remember that God is a God of justice. If any negative thing happens to any of them, they will be saying that somebody caused it for them. These are repercussions of what they are doing,” Okogie stated.